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Questionnaire on cheetah occurence

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Questionnaire on Cheetah Occurrence

 

Owners Information  
Name of owner/manager:
Address:
City/Town:
Province:
District:
Telephone:
Cell Number:
E-mail address:
   
Farm Information:  
How Long owned:
Total Ha:
Farm Name and Number:
GPS Locality: S
  E
   
Livestock Information:  
Total Ha fenced for livestock:
How many of the following:  
Cattle
Sheep
Goats
Ostrich
Other
   
Do you have a calving season?
If so, when?
   
Do you have free ranging wildlife?
Black Wildebeast
Blesbok
Blue Wildebeast
Buffalo
Bushbuck
Bushpig
Duiker
Eland
Gemsbok
Giraffe
Klipspringer
Kudu
Impala
Ostrich
Reedbuck
Red Hartebeest
Roan
Sable
Springbok
Tsessebe
Warthog
Waterbuck
Zebra
   
Do you have livestock losses?
How many of the following:  
Sheep
Cattle
Goats
Ostrich
   
Which predators?  
Brown Hyaena
Cheetah
Leopard
Caracal
Black Back Jackal
Lion
Spotted Hyaena
Honey Badger
Wild Dog
Other
   
What management practices do you use to protect calves and small stock?
Dog with small stock
Herder with small stock
Donkeys
Electric Fencing
Kraal of calves
Kraal at night
   
Game Information:  
Total ha game fenced:
Type of fence:  
Game fence with wire strands
Game fence bonnox
Game fence electrified
Game fence apron
   
Species of game and total numbers in game fenced area: 
Black Wildebeast
Blesbok
Blue Wildebeast
Buffalo
Bushbuck
Bushpig
Duiker
Eland
Gemsbok
Giraffe
Klipspringer
Kudu
Impala
Ostrich
Reedbuck
Red Hartebeest
Roan
Sable
Springbok
Tsessebe
Warthog
Waterbuck
Zebra
   
Losses due to predators:  
Black Wildebeast
Blesbok
Blue Wildebeast
Buffalo
Bushbuck
Bushpig
Duiker
Eland
Gemsbok
Giraffe
Klipspringer
Kudu
Impala
Ostrich
Reedbuck
Red Hartebeest
Roan
Sable
Springbok
Tsessebe
Warthog
Waterbuck
Zebra
   
Which predators?  
Brown Hyaena
Cheetah
Leopard
Caracal
Black Back Jackal
Lion
Spotted Hyaena
Honey Badger
Wild Dog
Other
   
Cheetah Information:  
Do cheetahs occur on your farm?
Seasonal
All year
Monthly
Which months?
Never
   
Sighting details: Group Details
Year/Month Day (if applicable) Number of individuals Composition
   
How often do you see cheetah tracks on your farm?
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Other
   
Has the population?  
Increased
Decreased
Stable
N/A
   
Have cheetahs been removed from your farm? 
Cage
Dart
Helicopter
Shot
Poisoned
Other
None
   
How many each year & which year & age & sex of animals? 
 
   
Attitude towards cheetahs:  
Asset
Liability
No comment
   
Solution for cheetahs on SA Farmlands 
Compensation for live animals
Ecotourism
Local Hunting
Sustainable live capture
Trophy Hunting
Other
   
Poison Info:  
Do you use poison?
What poison?
   
Raptor and Vulture Information:  
Do you have raptor nests on your farm?
Do you have vulture nests on your farm?
Do you have a vulture restaurant on your farm?
   


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